R.J. Simpson

Member Hay River North

Premier
Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs

R.J. Simpson was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, representing the constituency of Hay River North. On December 7th, 2023, Mr. Simpson was elected Premier of the Northwest Territories.

Mr. Simpson was formerly acclaimed to the 19th Legislative Assembly and first elected into the 18th Assembly in 2015.

Mr. Simpson was Deputy Speaker of the 18th Assembly, Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations, and the Chair of the Special Committee on Transition Matters. Mr. Simpson was also a member of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning and the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment.

Mr. Simpson is a lifelong resident of Hay River After graduating from Diamond Jenness Secondary School in 1998 Mr. Simpson went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts from MacEwan University and a law degree from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law.

Mr. Simpson has previously worked with the Government of Canada, Northern Transportation Company Ltd, Métis Nation Local 51, and Maskwa Engineering.

While at law school, Mr. Simpson was the President of the Aboriginal Law Students’ Association. He has also served on the board of the Soaring Eagle Friendship Centre in Hay River and volunteered with the Canada-Ghana Education Project.

Hay River North Electoral District

Committees

R.J. Simpson
Hay River North
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
867-767-9141
Extension
11120
Constituency Office

62, promenade Woodland, bureau 104
Hay River Nord NT X0E 1G1
Canada

Phone
867-874-6301
Minister
Email
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Premier of the Northwest Territories, Minister of Executive and Indigenous Affairs, Minister of Justice, Government House Leader

Statements in Debates

Committee Motion 49-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 193-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you. Mr. Thompson.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you. Mr. O'Reilly.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

I'll call committee back to order. Committee, just to refresh everyone's memory, we are discussing Tabled Document 193-18(3), Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019. We had just voted on the Department of ENR, capital investment expenditures, and are now on page 11, Health and Social Services. We are looking at nearly $50 million here. Comments or questions from committee? Ms. Green.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Minister McLeod. Ms. Green.

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I know that these were all discussed, these were all previously approved last year, and so this is more about the carry-over, but with a lot of these big projects being from the southern part of the territory, I know that it's hard for the northern firms in the southern part of the territory to compete with a lot of these southern firms. Especially when you start talking about really big contracts, when the Business Incentive Policy doesn't apply so much. The reason I ask what the northern hire is, and the benefits of the North are, is because I think it's about time that...

Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Minister Sebert.

Committee Motion 49-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 193-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, committee. Please turn to page 5, Education, Culture and Employment. Education, Culture and Employment, operations expenditures, corporate management, not previously authorized, $71,000. Does committee agree?

Committee Motion 49-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 193-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you. Minister McLeod.

Committee Motion 50-18(3): Concurrence of Tabled Document 194-18(3): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2018-2019, Carried
Debates of , 18th Assembly, 3rd Session (day 31)

Thank you, Mr. Beaulieu. There is a motion to report progress. The motion is in order and nondebatable. All those in favour? All those opposed?

Carried

I will now rise and report progress.